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Tzatziki

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Snack, Sauce

Tags: appetizer, easy, greek, recipes for sauces and condiments, recipes using cucumber, recipes using dill, recipes using garlic, recipes using yogurt, recipes with images, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, refrigerated

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ATzatziki)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ATzatziki&oldid=4519035

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups yogurt
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of tarragon if no dill is available)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
  • 2 small cucumbers, diced
  • Salt
  • White pepper, to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. Drain yogurt in a sieve or a cheesecloth for about 3 hours prior to using it.
  2. Drain the cucumber and salt it to further remove moisture.
  3. Combine yogurt, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl and cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
  4. After refrigerating, add dill and cucumber into bowl and mix with a whisk until smooth.
  5. Add pepper and salt to taste.